Artistic & Domestic Endeavors from Old Books and Such, LLC

"Unlike the radio, television, computer, airplane, spacecraft and even the automobile which all came upon fairly recently and somewhat abruptly, the washing machine has been in various evolutionary or developmental stages for centuries." Join Lee Maxwell, as he takes you "on the evolution of the washer from its early history up to the time the fully automatic machines came about." In… Read more about this item

Coloured glass has been made since the ancient times, both the Egyptians and romans produced small coloured glass items, such as cups and vases. This small volume covers: Bristol and All That, Wares in Opaque White, Painting in Enamels, Michael Edkins, Bristol Blue and Other Opaque and Coloured Glass. Condition: Hardcover pink cloth boards with black text on the spine have… Read more about this item

"One of the supreme pleasures available to man is intelligence discipline knowledge guiding the hand to create beautiful as well as intellectually desirable objects and this pleasure is uniquely inherent in the handpress." This book was first issued in a limited edition of 140 copies, which were printed on a Columbian handpress at The Allen Press. The present edition was… Read more about this item

Ed Emberley "believes that everyone can learn to draw. His drawing books for children feature clear step-by-step instructions employing numbers, letters, and shapes graded to the early elementary school level." Condition: Bright textured, oblong white hardcover boards are decorated on the front with six different faces and the rear board has five other faces. The spine, boards and corners are in… Read more about this item

Ed Emberley "believes that everyone can learn to draw. His drawing books for children feature clear step-by-step instructions employing numbers, letters, and shapes graded to the early elementary school level." Condition: Bright textured, oblong white hardcover boards are decorated on the front with a sampling of the 400 things that can be drawn, and the rear board has the list of… Read more about this item

With black border and debossed decorative designs on the hardbound cover and spine, and with title in gold gilt both on the spine and cover, there is also a vase in gold gilt to the cover and spine, and all still bright with no rubbing. Beveled boards with brown cloth have numerous areas of wear: the top and bottom of… Read more about this item

: Patterned light green paper boards with a dark green cloth spine are wrapped in a three-quarter page paper that is lightly attached to the internal endpapers, both front and rear. The spine, boards, corners are all in mint condition with no wear or previous damage. No external labeling on the book. Spine is straight with hinges firmly attached to… Read more about this item

: Japanese leporello bound accordion style binding with bright red cloth boards in a pale yellow carboard original slipcase. Slipcase has white label on the front with black text to the front and spine with minor blemishes – front upper left where price tag might have been removed and a dent at the top of rear cover. Red cloth boards… Read more about this item

Hardbound bright blue heavy paper boards hold the text block together with an orange cord. The front board has a colorful kite and text in red and black. The spine shows rubbing and wear along the back strip but the title in black text is readable. All of the cardboard edges are worn with small blemishes to the boards. All… Read more about this item

Decorative, unclipped dustjacket has edge wear along the top and bottom with noticeably more wear at the top and bottom of the spine. The rear cover has a slight crease that is most noticeable from the inside of the jacket. Beautiful navy-blue cloth hardbound boards have gold gilt debossed text to the spine. Spine and boards are in excellent condition… Read more about this item

Softbound, uncut pages bound with red ribbon. Original vellum wraps still attached to the front and rear cover but with damage to both front and rear. Cream Japan paper with black line illustration to front cover and Japanese symbols to front and rear free endpapers. Interior pages are overall in excellent condition with no tears, cracks or previous owner marks… Read more about this item

Decorative yellow and blue unclipped dustjacket has 1-1/4" tear at the top front cover. Hardbound pale blue cloth boards have yellow text and design on both the spine and front board. The back strip on the spine has the smallest amount of wear otherwise front and rear boards are free of edgewear and any blemishes. Corners are all sharp and… Read more about this item

Subscription Editon, Ninety-Full Page Engravings. Bright moss green cloth hardcover boards with gold gilt decoration along the top and bottom of the front board and spine. Spine also with gold gilt text. Front and rear boards have beveled edges with minimal edge wear to the boards but corners all show wear and bumping. The back strip of the spine… Read more about this item